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# Re: DANGER VIRUS ALERT (fwd)

- Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 13:43:57 PST
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- cc: moo-cows@parc.xerox.com
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- In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.961207151959.5705D-100000@echonyc.com>

    This sounds about as true as "Good Times".  Don't spam the net with
    rumors, folks.

    On Sat, 7 Dec 1996, Matt Dominianni wrote:

    > Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 12:20:42 PST
    > From: Matt Dominianni <nose@echonyc.com>
    > To: moo-cows@parc.xerox.com
    > Subject: DANGER VIRUS ALERT (fwd)
    >
    > In case you haven't heard about this yet...
    >
    >
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>> **********VIRUS ALERT**********
    > >>>     VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ!
    > >>>
    > >>>There is a computer virus that is being sent across the Internet.
    > >>>
    > >>>If you  receive an E-Mail message with the subject line "Deeyenda", DO
    > >>>NOT read
    > >>>the message, DELETE it immediately!
    > >>>
    > >>>Some miscreant is sending E-Mail under the title "Deeyenda"
    > >>>nationwide, if you get anything like this DON'T DOWNLOAD THE
    > >>>FILE!  It has a virus that rewrites your hard drive, obliterates
    > >>>anything on it.
    > >>>
    > >>>Please be careful and forward this E-Mail to anyone you care about.
    > >>>
    > >>>Please read the message below.
    > >>>
    > >>>FCC WARNING!!!!! -----DEEYENDA PLAGUES INTERNET
    > >>>
    > >>>The Internet community has again been plagued by another computer virus.
    > >>> This
    > >>>message is being spread throughout the Internet, including USENET
    > >>>posting,
    > >>>E-MAIL,
    > >>> and other Internet activities.  The reason for all the attention is
    > >>>because of
    > >>>the nature of this virus and the potential security risk it makes.
    > >>>Instead of a
    > >>>destructive Trojan virus (like most viruses!), this virus referred to as
    > >>>Deeyenda Maddick, performs a comprehensive search on your computer,
    > >>>looking for
    > >>>valuable information, such as E-Mail and login passwords, credit cards,
    > >>>personal
    > >>>inf., etc.
    > >>>
    > >>>The Deeyenda virus also has the capability to stay memory resident while
    > >>>running
    > >>>a host of applications and operation systems, such as Windows 3.11 and
    > >>>Windows
    > >>>95.
    > >>>  What this means to Internet users is that when a login and password
    > >>>are send
    > >>>to
    > >>>the server, this virus can copy this information and SEND IT OUT TO UN
    > >>>UNKNOWN
    > >>>ADDRESS (varies).
    > >>>
    > >>>The reason for this warning is because the Deeyenda virus is
    > >>>virtually undetectable.  Once attacked your computer will be unsecured.
    > >>>
    > >>>Although
    > >>>it can attack any O/S this virus is most likely to attack those users
    > >>>viewing
    > >>>Java enhanced Web Pages (Netscape 2.0+ and Microsoft Internet Explorer
    > >>>3.0+
    > >>>which
    > >>>are running under Windows 95).  Researchers at Princeton University have
    > >>>found
    > >>>this virus on a number of World Wide Web pages and fear its spread.
    > >>>
    > >>>Please pass this on, for we must alert the general public at the
    > >>>security risks.
    > >>
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    >
    >
    >
    >

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    Matthew Duhan       fRiNgE@cybercom.net       http://www.cybercom.net/~fringe
    Look, when I want my opinions I'll ask me for them!
    WWW, HTML, VRML, HRSFA, MST3K, TMBG, DNA--any more initials and I'll go insane
    It's easy being nuts!  Try being me.

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- DANGER VIRUS ALERT (fwd)

- From: Matt Dominianni <nose@echonyc.com>

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